(RAINY RIVER, ON) – Members of the Rainy River District of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to 180 occurrences between Monday December 26, 2022, and Sunday, January 1, 2023, including:
- R.I.D.E. – 40
- eTicket – Vehicle – 23
- Motor vehicle collision – 10
- Police assistance – 9
- eTicket – Person – 7
- Traffic complaint – 6
- Unwanted person – 6
- Police information – 6
- Liquor licence act – 5
- Family dispute – 4
- Warrants – 4
- Domestic dispute – 3
- Ambulance Assistance – 3
- Traffic hazard – Vehicle/Debris/Animal/Pedestrian – 3
- Assist Other Police Agency – 3
- Drug offences – 3
- Mental health act – 3
- Assault – 3
- Sudden death – 3
- Alarm – 3
- Escort – 2
- Break and Enter – business/residence/other – 2
- Suspicious person – 2
- Theft – 2
- Property related – 2
- Trespass to property act – 2
- Neighbour dispute – 2
- Prevent breach of peace – 1
- Threats – 1
- Fraud – 1
- Traffic control – 1
- Animal complaint – 1
- Family dispute – 1
- Counterfeit money – 1
- Trouble with youth – 1
- Community services – 1
- Person Well-Being Check – 1
- Traffic enforcement – H.T.A. – 1
- Person check-in – 1
- Property check – 1
- Person check-in – 1
- 911 call/911 hang-up – 1
- Noise complaint – 1
- Impaired/over 80 – 1
- Disturb the peace – 1
- Dangerous conditions – 1
Over the past week, Rainy River District OPP laid 15 charges under the Criminal Code and 11 under the Highway Traffic Act.
The OPP is reminding the public about their online reporting system as an alternative to having an officer attend a scene for a minor incident. Citizen Self Reporting (CSR) rolled out across the province in 2014 and it is an efficient system as a means of reporting certain minor incidents and crimes. The OPP’s Citizen Self Reporting is an easy-to-use internet reporting tool that can be accessed from a computer or mobile device and sent directly to the OPP anywhere, anytime. In an effort to enhance our service delivery, this online reporting system allows the public to report specific crimes such as lost property, stolen license plates, theft from vehicles, driving complaints, and property damage without an officer having to be dispatched to the scene, provided there are no suspects, injuries or the incident is not an emergency. The applicable calls for service which fall within the CSR online reporting parameters include: Theft Under $5000; Mischief / Damage to Property Under $5000; Mischief / Damage to Vehicle Under $5000; Theft from Vehicle; Lost / Missing Property Under $5000; Stolen License Plates; Driving Complaints.
To learn more and to access Citizen Self Reporting online, go to opp.ca.
